Posts tagged union representation

    Op-ed / Commentary

    Janus hasn’t stopped unions from wielding power over school closures

    January 25, 2022 // Pandemic-induced school closures underscored the conflict of interest between teacher unions and students. Strong union districts had less in-person instruction, which hit minority communities in urban centers especially hard. The power to determine the mode of instruction belies the notion that the U.S. Supreme Court put public-sector unions on a road to extinction with its 2018 decision in Janus v. AFSCME.

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    Op-ed / Commentary ● Unions

    I’m Stuck With an Anti-Semitic Labor Union

    January 21, 2022 // It denounces Israel and treats me as a second-class citizen for resigning.

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    News Article ● Unionization

    Polis throws cold water on public unions bill

    January 21, 2022 // Colorado: A bill to allow public employees to engage in collective bargaining has run into its biggest hurdle: lack of support from Gov. Jared Polis

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    News Article ● Labor Strike

    From essential status to strikes, 2021 was the ‘year of the worker’

    December 28, 2021 // As the pandemic wore on, the year was dominated by strikes, unionization efforts and worker mobilization.

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